US EditionOn patrol for jihadists with Mauritania's camel cavalry
- Mauritania's camelback cavalry patrols its eastern border near Mali to counter jihadist threats as of 2025.
- This border is porous and extends 2,200 kilometers, adjoining violent Sahel neighbors Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
- The Meharists, a camel-riding unit revived since 2019, number around 150 riders with 400 camels and receive millions of euros from the EU.
- Colonel al-Bashir explained that trust was built by supporting herders through activities such as managing their livestock, pursuing those who steal cattle, and recovering animals that had gone missing to reunite them with their owners.
- Mauritania has avoided jihadist attacks since 2011, suggesting this strategy supports regional stability but is not solely responsible for the success.
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On patrol for jihadists with Mauritania’s camel cavalry
A posse of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past but Mauritania's camelback cavalry play a vital role in the fight against jihadism today. They are the Meharists, heirs to the camel-riding army units founded back in the time when imperialist France ruled the west African nation, who
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On patrol for jihadists with Mauritania's camel cavalry
A posse of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past but Mauritania's camelback cavalry play a vital role in the fight against jihadism today.
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